In our very first episode, we cover five of the twenty people in total that went missing in Sumter, South Carolina.
Naomi Lynn Collins went missing on March 4, 2015 leaving behind her young son, and has never made contact with any of her family or friends after that day.
44 year old Barbara Ann Jenkins dropped her son off at the bus stop on the morning of August 29, 2013, turned around to walk back home and was never seen again.
On January 23, 2019 Willie Manley Hodge Jr got into a verbal argument with his mother, and left home. This would be the last time his family heard from him, however according to police records, Willie was pulled over in a traffic stop on January 24th, and once the officer approached his vehicle, he jumped out, took off, and has not been seen since.
Stacy Renee Lester went to Toumey Regional Medical Center for a routine CT scan August 9, 2009. Conflicting stories say she was either waiting on someone to pick her up after her procedure or that she decided to walk to another area near the hospital, and that is when she vanished. A Facebook page named "Help Find Stacy Renee Lester" was established by her Mother Ruby Lester to help gather any information regarding her disappearance.
Brandon "Peanut" Rodrigues Graves was last seen leaving Sebastian's Nightlife Nightclub on the evening of January 30, 2010. He was escorted off the property by security of the nightclub and was reported to allegedly be seen getting into a white vehicle with an unidentified man in the driver seat. The last contact any family or friends had with Brandon was through two voicemails he left from 3:30-4am, and no other contact has been made throughout the last twelve years.

If you have any information regarding any of the cases we've covered, please call Crime Stoppers of South Carolina at 1-888-CRIME SC or call Sumter County Sheriff's Office directly at (803) 436-2774.

You can find more information on the missing people of Sumter, SC through the Charley Project's Website: https://charleyproject.org/

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